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Wagering game with community event poker game
US8979657B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8979657-B2 |
| Application number | US-74188608-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2008 |
| Priority date | Nov 8, 2007 |
| Publication date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
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A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a display for displaying a base game of the wagering game in response to receiving a wager input from a player and a controller coupled to the display. The controller is programmed to randomly increment during game play a bonus-time eligibility counter for a community bonus game, decrement the bonus-time eligibility counter as real time progresses, and render a player eligible to play the community bonus game if the bonus-time eligibility counter is greater than zero when a community bonus game is triggered.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system, the method comprising: initiating a first base wagering game having a first EV at a first gaming machine in response to receipt of an input wager; using a wagering game controller, incrementing a first gaming machine bonus-time eligibility counter; using the wagering game controller, randomly incrementing, during game play of the first base wagering game at the first gaming machine, the increment…
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- What does patent US8979657B2 cover?
- A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a display for displaying a base game of the wagering game in response to receiving a wager input from a player and a controller coupled to the display. The controller is programmed to randomly increment during game play a bonus-time eligibility counter for a community bonus game, decrement the bonus-time eligibility counter as real time pr…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Englman Allon G, Gomez Benjamin T, Palermo James V, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G07F17/34. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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